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Rhonda Thomas: Accurately teaching history is a moral issue

Legislation limiting what can be taught in public schools fueled a Florida nonprofit’s decision to develop a Black history toolkit for faith communities.

3 reasons I support public education as a pastor and parent

Loving our neighbors means supporting and improving our public schools and their ability to educate all children.

By Suzanne Parker Miller Executive Director, Pastors for N.C. Children

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‘On Becoming Wise Together: Learning and Leading in the City’

In this excerpt from the newest book in the Theological Education Between the Times series, an educator considers theological formation as a communal rather than individual undertaking.

By Maria Liu Wong Provost, City Seminary of New York

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Eric Lewis Williams: ‘We need a theological vision that will help us to hold on a little while longer’

The former curator of religion at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture discusses his work there and his hopes for his new role as director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School.

What anti-equity policies mean for higher education, particularly HBCUs

A series of recent decisions will have far-reaching ramifications headed into a new academic year, writes an associate director of Vanderbilt University’s Initiative for Race Research and Justice.

By Ira Murray Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Initiative for Race Research and Justice

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Relationships are vital to sustain the work of dismantling racism

Two children’s formation leaders write that networks of training and support are crucial for the success of anti-racism efforts in faith communities.

William Bouvel Jennifer Holt Enriquez

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Ted A. Smith: A hope-filled end of theological education

The director of the Theological Education Between the Times project talks about the intentional planning behind the effort and his contribution to its book series.

Kevin Hood Gary: Bored? Don’t avoid that feeling. Engage it

Most people respond to boredom by either avoiding it — hello, smartphone! — or resigning themselves to it. But what if we dealt with boredom by transforming it into a different state of mind?

Political, prophetic and pastoral: The church’s response to miseducation

Throughout its history, the Black church has played a crucial role in providing education where it was denied. That work continues today.

By Karen Crozier Founder, Jewel of Justice

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Tim Keller’s final seminar

During his last three years of life, the pastor and teacher Tim Keller revealed how his faith, prayer life and trust in Christ were deepening. His witness offers lessons — and questions — for us all, writes a friend and former student.